Krea pricing, actually explained
Krea's entry price is among the lowest anywhere, but its pricing page never says what a video actually costs in compute units. Here is every tier, the opacity problem, and the alternatives.
Krea plans,
at list price
A huge catalog at a tiny entry price, with unit costs nobody publishes.
Krea plans (published prices, July 2026)
| Plan | Monthly billing | Per month, annual | Credits | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | - | 100 units/day | No commercial license, limited video access |
| Basic | $9 | $5.25 | 5,000 units/mo | Commercial license, limited video model list |
| Pro | $35 | $21 | 20,000 units/mo | Full video catalog, 4 concurrent, 8K upscale |
| Max | $70 | $63 | 60,000 units/mo | Unlimited relaxed on in-house models |
| Business | $200 | $160 | 80,000 units/mo | Team features |
Prices compiled from recent third-party breakdowns of Krea's plans (consistent across sources, July 2026), as the official page renders dynamically. Check krea.ai for current numbers.
How Krea pricing works
Krea aggregates a huge catalog (150+ models including Veo, Sora, Kling and Seedance) behind a compute-unit system, with a $5.25 annual-billing entry that looks like the cheapest multi-model deal on the market. Two asterisks earn it a 'partly' in our comparison instead of a win. First, the Basic tier's video access is limited: the full catalog belongs to Pro at $21+. Second, and more unusual, Krea never publishes what anything costs in units: not a Veo second, not a Kling clip, nothing. You cannot compute videos-per-month on any plan before subscribing, which makes budget planning on Krea an act of faith.
The fine print
- Krea does not publish how many compute units a video costs on any model: cost-per-clip is discoverable only by generating.
- The Basic tier's video model list is limited; the full 150+ model catalog (Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance) effectively starts at Pro.
- Unlimited relaxed-mode generation on Max applies to Krea's in-house models only.
- Annual billing discounts are steep, around 40 percent on consumer tiers.
Our take
Krea's realtime canvas and enhancer are category-leading, and the catalog is enormous. But for video specifically, the combination of tier-gated model access and fully opaque unit pricing means the sticker price and the effective price can be far apart, and you only find out after paying.
Whatever you pick, remember the rule from our AI video cost calculator: the prompt is free, the retries are not. A detailed prompt stretches any plan further than any tier upgrade.
How Krea compares
The cheapest video-capable plan on every major platform at published July 2026 prices, sorted by price, so you can see where Krea sits before you subscribe.
Cheapest video-capable plan per platform (published prices, July 2026)
| Platform | From / mo (annual) | Monthly billing | Multi-model video | Modalities | Credits at entry | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best across the boardStudio AI | €4.99 | €9 | Yes Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Runway 4.5, Luma, Pika, Grok + | Video, image, music, 3D | 620,000 coins/yr, top-ups from $3.99 | Yes incl. print-on-demand |
| Krea | $5.25 | $9 | Partly full video catalog on Pro, $21+ | Image, video, realtime, upscale | 5,000 units/mo | Yes |
| Kling (app) | $6.60 | $10 | No Kling models only | Video, image | 660 credits/mo | Yes |
| Pika | $8 | ~$10 | No Pika models only | Video | 700 credits/mo | Yes |
| PixVerse | $8 | $10 | No PixVerse models only | Video | 1,200 credits/mo | Not published |
| Luma Dream Machine | - | $9.99 | No Luma models only | Video, image | 3,200 credits/mo, watermarked | No from $29.99/mo |
| Runway | $12 | $15 | No Runway + select hosted models | Video, image, voice | 625 credits/mo | Yes |
| Freepik (incl. Magnific) | €12 | €16 | Yes Kling, Veo 3.1, Runway 4.5, Seedance 2.0 | Image, video, upscale | 240,000 credits/yr | Yes |
| LTX Studio | $12 | $15 | Partly Veo, Kling, Seedance from $28 | Video, image, storyboards | 8,000 credits/mo | No from $28/mo |
| OpenArt | $12.60 | $14 | Yes Seedance, Veo 3.1, Kling, Sora 2 Fast + | Image, video, audio | 4,000 credits/mo, watermarked | No from $29/mo |
| Hailuo (MiniMax) | - | $14.99 | No Hailuo models only | Video | 1,000 credits/mo | Yes |
| Higgsfield | - | $15 | Partly Veo from the $39+ tiers | Video, image, avatars | 200 credits/mo | Yes |
The most complete lineup at the lowest entry price. In for €4.99/month billed annually (or €9 monthly), upgrade only when you need more credits or more videos.
Published list prices from each platform's own pricing page as of July 2026, cheapest video-capable tier, annual-equivalent monthly rate where annual billing is offered. Allowances and model lists as published; platforms change pricing often, so check their pages before buying.
The best Krea
alternative
Every major model on one plan, from €4.99/month, commercial use included.
Studio AI's deal is the transparent version of Krea's pitch: the major video models (Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Runway 4.5, Luma, Pika, Grok) all present from the entry tier at €4.99/month billed annually, one coin balance, commercial use included, and the cost logic of every model documented for free in our cost calculator.
What the entry plan includes
- Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Runway 4.5, Luma, Pika and Grok on one plan
- €4.99/month billed annually, or €9 month to month
- 620,000 coins a year, top-ups from $3.99 when you need more
- Commercial use included from the first tier, print-on-demand too
Frequently asked questions
Krea pricing, credits and alternatives
How much does Krea cost?+
Krea's plans run Basic at $9/month ($5.25 on annual billing) with 5,000 compute units, Pro at $35 ($21 annual) with 20,000 units, Max at $70 ($63) with 60,000 units, and Business at $200 ($160) with 80,000 units. The free tier grants about 100 units a day without a commercial license.
How many videos do Krea's compute units buy?+
Krea does not publish per-model unit costs anywhere on its pricing page, so there is no way to calculate videos-per-month before subscribing. Reviewers consistently flag this: the unit cost of a Veo second or a Kling clip is only discoverable by generating and watching your balance.
Does Krea's cheap tier include all video models?+
No. The Basic tier carries a limited video model list; the full 150+ model catalog, including the premium video models, effectively requires Pro at $21 to $35 per month. The unlimited relaxed mode on higher tiers covers Krea's in-house models only.
What is the best Krea alternative?+
For transparent multi-model video pricing, Studio AI includes Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Runway 4.5, Luma, Pika and Grok from €4.99/month billed annually with commercial use at entry, and this site's free cost calculator documents exactly what every model costs, so the budget math happens before you pay, not after.
More platform pricing guides
Same models,
smaller bill
Now that you know what Krea charges, put the same budget where the model list is deepest: every major video model on one plan from €4.99/month billed annually, commercial use included.
Price a video before you buy a plan
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